- Don’t be fooled – it can snow in summer too.
- Mountain roads are hazardous – drive carefully. Stay on formed roads and watch for wildlife.
- Always check fire-danger forecasts. No fires on Total Fire Ban days.
- Use a portable stove instead of lighting a fire.
- If you don’t have a portable stove, use existing fire places and burn only dead, fallen timber.
- Choose a dry, firm camp site well away from streams.
- Bring enough to drink with you. Some mountain water may not be pure. To be safe, boil it.
- Wash up well away from streams,
- Where toilets aren’t provided, bury your toilet waste.
- Carry out all other rubbish.
- Let the wildflowers grow – a picked flower soon dies and can’t produce seeds
- Leave your pets at home
- Carry relevant maps. Maps provided on this website are not comprehensive.